Species Chelura terebrans Philippi, 1839
- Chelura terebrans Philippi, A. 1839. Einige zoologische Notizen. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 5: 113-134 pls 3-4 [120].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, Trieste (as Triest), Adriatic Sea. - Nemertes nesaeoides White, A. 1847. List of the Specimens of Crustacea in the Collection of the British Museum. London : E. Newman Vol. 8 143 pp. [90] [nom. nud.].
- Chelura cambrica Iredale, T. & McNeill, F.A. 1928. War Against Pests. Australian Museum Magazine 3(6): 197-200 [199, text fig.].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (lost), Port Jackson (as Sydney Harbour), NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Sheard, K.S. 1937. A catalogue of Australian Gammaridea. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 61: 17-29 [28]
- Lincoln, R.J. 1979. British Marine Amphipoda: Gammaridea. London : British Museum (Natural History) 658 pp. [544]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan except North Polar Sea and Southern Ocean.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Littoral, marine, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Burrowing into submerged and water logged timber previously attacked by the wood boring isopod Limnoria.
General References
Barnard, J.L. 1959. Generic partition in the amphipod family Cheluridae, marine wood borers. Pacific Naturalist 1(3–4): 3-12
McNeill, F.A. 1932. Crustacean boring pests. pp. 17-23 in Iredale, T., Johnson, R.A. & McNeill, F.A. (eds). Destruction of Timber by Marine Organisms in the Port of Sydney. Sydney : Sydney Harbour Trust. (as Chelura cambrica)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 12-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 19-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |